04: Generating Passive Income and Financial Independence through Investing with Kyle Keller

It didn't take Kyle long after getting his real estate license to realize that if he put in the good work, it was a great way generate wealth. But he still wondered, was hard work going to be enough to give him the financial independence that he wanted for his future? My guest this week is Kyle Keller, team leader for the Kyle Keller Team, and he's sharing with us his business superpower: generating passive income through solid real estate investment. Our conversation takes us from his early days reading Rich Dad Poor Dad between college classes, to his thoughts on market supply and the future of real estate in Maricopa County. Kyle is here to help with some solid real estate know how on this week's agentXcel Podcast!

About Kyle:

Kyle is the Team Leader of the Kyle Keller Team and has been selling Real Estate here in the Greater Phoenix Area since 2001. He is also an Associate Broker at Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners. A native of Arizona, Kyle is also an active real estate investor who has fixed and flipped over 70+ homes and owns 10+ rental properties. His focus is providing his clients with the highest level of customer service. For Kyle, communication is key!

You can reach out to Kyle at https://www.instagram.com/kylekellerteam/

Quotes and Takeaways:

"I want passive income. I mean, most agents are just helping people buy and sell real estate. We don't have 401K's, or we don't have retirement plans. So, unless you've built a team and sell it at some point, or you're buying rental properties and building wealth for yourself, you're probably going to have to keep working. You're going to be a realtor forever." – Kyle

At some point until you have to figure out when is enough, right? I'm kind of at that point, trying to decide that right now: I'm 42 years old, my kids are 13 and 10. And so, trying to just put things into perspective. I want to be at all the games for my kids and not be so focused on real estate all the time that you miss out on everything else. It's easy to do. But, if the market changes and it goes down, and with-it real estate income goes down, if I have rental properties, I'm going to be protected that way." – Kyle